Cost of Living Comparison Between Paszto and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Paszto and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Paszto is 3.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 6.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Paszto is 16.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Paszto
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.57 Ft 3,906
$11.85 MX$211
-2.36%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$48.90 Ft 16.5K
$42.16 MX$750
15.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.95 Ft 2,684
$10.75 MX$191
-26.05%
Cappuccino
$2.49 Ft 839
$3.47 MX$61.8
-28.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.41 Ft 475
$1.45 MX$25.85
-2.76%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 Ft 333
$0.90 MX$16.06
10.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.54 Ft 856
$3.05 MX$54.3
-16.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.64 Ft 890
$4.42 MX$78.6
-40.27%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Paszto
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.12 Ft 377
$1.37 MX$24.36
-18.25%
White Bread (500g)
$1.53 Ft 517
$1.87 MX$33.31
-18.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.86 Ft 627
$1.54 MX$27.46
20.78%
Eggs
$2.94 Ft 991
$2.50 MX$44.53
17.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.33 Ft 3,150
$8.61 MX$153
8.36%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 Ft 1,925
$8.63 MX$154
-33.84%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.95 Ft 3,694
$11.02 MX$196
-0.64%
Apples (1kg)
$2.20 Ft 741
$2.75 MX$48.91
-20.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 Ft 660
$1.43 MX$25.41
37.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.07 Ft 700
$1.87 MX$33.32
10.70%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.16 Ft 1,403
$2.17 MX$38.56
91.71%
Potato (1kg)
$1.35 Ft 456
$1.88 MX$33.50
-28.19%
Onion (1kg)
$1.28 Ft 431
$2.25 MX$39.96
-43.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.48 Ft 500
$1.07 MX$18.99
38.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 Ft 178
$1.07 MX$19.10
-50.47%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.53 Ft 2,541
$4.15 MX$73.9
81.45%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.70 Ft 1,588
$10.34 MX$184
-54.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.15 Ft 389
$1.68 MX$29.87
-31.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.25 Ft 422
$2.48 MX$44.19
-49.60%
🚌 Getting Around
Paszto
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.17 Ft 396
$0.55 MX$9.87
112.73%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.26 Ft 8,525
$26.53 MX$472
-4.79%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.83 Ft 954
$3.22 MX$57.2
-12.11%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.19 Ft 403
$2.48 MX$44.15
-52.02%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.34 Ft 5,852
$3.11 MX$55.3
457.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.74 Ft 586
$1.26 MX$22.34
38.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.2K Ft 10.5M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
1.90%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.3K Ft 12.2M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
50.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Paszto
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 Ft 49.9K
$82.5 MX$1,467
79.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$30.10 Ft 10.2K
$22.29 MX$396
35.04%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$24.28 Ft 8,195
$30.02 MX$534
-19.12%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Paszto
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.78 Ft 15.8K
$51.4 MX$915
-9.06%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.47 Ft 5,560
$18.29 MX$325
-9.95%
Cinema Ticket
$7.81 Ft 2,636
$4.98 MX$88.7
56.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Paszto
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$462 Ft 156.1K
$200 MX$3,558
131.21%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,798 Ft 2.3M
$5,304 MX$94.4K
28.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Paszto
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$89.1 Ft 30.1K
$35.71 MX$635
149.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.87 Ft 8,731
$39.56 MX$704
-34.61%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$93.7 Ft 31.6K
$80.6 MX$1,433
16.28%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 Ft 35.8K
$88.3 MX$1,571
20.24%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Paszto
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$450 Ft 151.7K
$969 MX$17.2K
-53.62%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$343 Ft 115.8K
$482 MX$8,579
-28.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$641 Ft 216.2K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-59.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$539 Ft 181.8K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-54.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,004 Ft 1.0M
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-25.84%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,276 Ft 768.1K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-65.10%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Paszto
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$749 Ft 252.9K
$756 MX$13.5K
-0.93%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
11.42
-29.95%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Paszto: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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